PRIVACY POLICY

Miriam Matthews operates the miriammatthews.com website, which provides information related to author Miriam Matthews. ​This page is used to inform website visitors of the policies regarding collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information should anyone decide to sign up for Miriam Matthews' newsletter or enter any sponsored contests.​ If you choose to sign up for Miriam Matthews' newsletter or enter any sponsored contests, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation with this policy. The Personal Information collected is used for providing information and updating subscribers/contestants only.  Your information will not be shared with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

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Information Collection and Use

​To receive newsletters and/or messages from Miriam Matthews, you may required to provide certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to your name, phone number, and postal address. The information collected will be used to contact or identify you.

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Log Data

​Whenever you visit Miriam Matthews' website, Log Data is collected from your browser. This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser version, which Miriam Matthews pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics. This information may also be used to create ads based on those who visit this website. 

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Cookies

​Cookies are files with small amount of data that is commonly used an anonymous unique identifier. These are sent to your browser from the website that you visit and are stored on your computer’s hard drive.​ These "cookies" are used to collect information and to improve Miriam Matthews' website. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies, and know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse the cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of the website. 

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Service Providers

​Third-party companies and individuals may be employed due to the following reasons:​

• To facilitate Miriam Matthews' business;

• To provide the business-related services on Miriam Matthews' behalf;

• To perform business-related services; or

• To assist Miriam Matthews in analyzing how the website is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on Miriam Matthews' behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

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Security

​We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

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Links to Other Sites

​This website may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by Miriam Matthews. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you review the Privacy Policy of these websites. Miriam Matthews has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

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Children’s Privacy

​This service does not address anyone under the age of 13. Personal identifiable information is not knowingly collected from children under 13. In the case it is discovered that a child under 13 has provided personal information, their information will immediately be deleted from the servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to take necessary actions.

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Changes to This Privacy Policy

​Miriam Matthews may update the Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. Any changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.

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Contact Us

​If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact Miriam Matthews.